Shock absorber



2 SHEETS .SHEET1- J. S. LANG.

SHOCK ABSORBER.

HLED DEC..27, 192}.

Mar. 13, 1923.

1.. S. LANG.

SHOCK ABSORBER.

Mar, 13, 1923.

Z SHEETS-SHEET 2.

men DEC. 27, 192;.

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Patented Mar. 13, 1923.

fire stares JAMEs'Is. a-Ne, or WATERTOWN, massacnusnrrs.

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T 0 all whom it may cancer m Be it known that-I, JAMES'S. LANG, of lVatertown, in the county ofMiddleseX and State of Massachusetts, a citizen of the United States, have invented a new. and'useful Improvement. in Shock Absorbers, of which the following is a full, "clear, and ex act description, reference being had to the accompanying 1 drawings, forming a part of this specification, in explaining its nature.

The present invention belongs to that class of shock absorbers which are especially adapted for motor vehicles and in which the force required to pass a fluid through a constricted opening is utilized to prevent excessive vibration or rebound." I

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a generally improved shock absorber embodying among other things means for automatically varying the area of the opening or passage through which the fluid is forced and therefore the amount of force brought int'o'play whenever such variation in the amount of force is required to effectually check the vibration or rebound of a vehicle body. It is also my object to provide compactness of construction, absence of fluid leakage, freedom from injury to the device due to unusual or accidental movements of the attached parts, sensitiveness of action and other advantages as may after be referred to.

The invention can best be seen and understood by reference to the drawings in which a shock absorber embodying the invention is shown, and in wh1ch- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the shock absorber applied to the frame and axle of a vehicle.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the shock absorber.

Fig. 9 is a section on line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

Referring to the drawings z- 1 represents acasi-nghaving a removable 'A pplic'ation fi1ed December 27, 1921. sem No. 524,82ffj "f cover 2. Projecting laterally 'from'the cas 2 ing are lugs or cars 3 byjwhich it may be secured to the body. or framework of a vehicle. On the inside the casing is provided with spaced bearings 4 for a rock shaft later to bereferred .to. The-interior ofthe casing is alsofitted with various walls or partitions, 5, 6, 7, 8, respectively, whichprovide within it a compression chamber 9 and outside this chamber immediately adjacent thereto a secondary or expansion chamber 10 with openings between the two chambers, certain of. the partitions assisting in the valvular control of said openings. The casing forms a receptaclefor oil contained within its respective chambers and maintained within the casing at about the level in dicated at 11. Gil is admitted to the casing at the top by way of an inlet 12 controlled by a filling plug 13. At the bottom the casing 1s provided with outlet openings 14: closed by plugs 15. These openings provide outlets for the oil and also openings through which access may be had to certain of the;

operating parts later to be referred to.

The compression chamber 9 is within a I cylinder formed by the co-operation of thewall or partition 5 with the'wall of the cas- 1n cy inder is a piston 16. The piston is pro- Contained to reciprocate within the I vided with interior spaced cheeks 17 within which a pin 18 is fixed to cross the space between the cheeks. Pivotally secured to this pin is a link 19 which is pivotally secured to a pin 20 fixed in the spaced ends 21 of a rocker arm 22. The rocker arm 22 is provided with a hub 23 secured, as will later be explained, to a rock shaft 24: which turns within the. spaced bearings 1in the casing above referred to, the hub 23 occupying the spaceb'etween the bearings.

For convenience in finishing the bearings 4 for the reception of the shaft, a boring is made through the casing and the opening left on one side of the casing beyond one end of the shaft 24 when in place, is closed by a plate 26. On the other side the shaft' e *tends through and beyond thewasing. At

recess in which is contained any suitable the point of exit of the shaft from the casing, the casing is provided with a circular packing ring 27 backed by an. annular flange 29 on the shaft. Keyed to 'the end'of the shaft, projecting beyond the casing, is a hub 30 bearing a rocker arm 31. The outer end which in turn makesa ball and socket connection 34 witha clamp 35 attached to the axle 36 of the vehicle.

With this arrangement of parts it will be seen that any change in the normal relative positions of the axle and vehicle frame or body due to inequalities in the roadway will act to move-the piston 16 which is raised or lowered in the cylinder as the case may be. i

Under certain circumstances the change in the relative positions of the body and axle may be so extensive, owing to unusual inequalities in the roadway, that the piston will strike the wall .or partition 8 at the bottom of the cylinder or the rocker arm 22 strike thecover of the casing with danger of breakage: To guard against this, arrangement is made to permit of a slight relative movement between the rock shaft 24 and the hub 23 of the rocker arm 22 under heavy stress in proportion to such stress and under extreme stress to permit of fur- "ther movement between the hub and. rock shaft not in proportion to such stress. To this end the rock shaft 24: is provided with a socket having inclined sides 38, 39, respectively. Extending to fit in this socket is a 7 key 40 having faces beveled to correspond with the inclined sides of the socket and fit.-

ting snugly therein when the key is inplace. The key has a rectangular body.- which fits slidably within-a deep keyway 451 in the hub 23. 7 Back of this keyway the hub is providedwith an extension or boss 42 having within it an interiorly threaded cylindrical chamber 4E3 containing a helical spring 44. One end of this spring bears against the rear end of the key holding it firmly against the rock shaft within the socket therein. The spring is backed by a screw plug 45 at the outer end of the spring chamber 43 and by theturning of which tension is put upon the spring. 7

Tn aSsembling the key is placed in the keyway in the hub 23. The rock shaft 24 is 'then put in place and the key socketed in the shaft. Afterward the spring is placed in its chamber back of the key and then the plug inserted and tightened. Under normal stress reaches a danger point the key is forced entirely out of the socket in the rock shaft, thus permitting the rock shaft to turn within the hub. on the return of. the'rock shaft the key 'will again find its socket therein.

e To facilitate the return ofthe key into its socket when displaced therefrom and also for the purpose of preventing any tendency of the rocker arm 22 to drop when the 'key is out of its socket, the rock shaft is provided with a flattened edge 4L8 adjacent the socket. When the key is displaced the end thereof will ride up and bear against this edge and by which bearing the relation between the.rocker arm and. shaft will be maintained and the arm prevented from ment of the rock shaft when the key is out of the socket in the shaft, a pin.50 is em.-

ployed. This pin extends through the rock shaft with hearing against the side of the hub 23; The pin is preferably contained within a slot 51 cut in the side of thehub 23,which slot is made sufficiently largeto permit of any necessary relative movement between the rockshaft and the hub .for purposes above referred to.

To keep the rock shaft always tight Within itsbearings and prevent rattling, the under side of each'of the bearings 4 beneath the rock shaft is provided with a sliding block 52 (see Figs. 8 and 9) which engages the under side of the shaft and, when pressure is applied, tends to hold the shaftin constant contact with the upper side of its bearings..

Such pressure is appliedto the blocks by means of springs 53 which rest upon feet 54 and 54' on the interior side of the casingand press against the sliding blocks with considerable degree of tension.

For the purpose of preventing the connections between the piston and the rocker arm 22 from rattling as they become worn, a double helical spring 55 is provided.

through eyes 56 in the spaced cheeks '17 of The opposite ends of this spring are passedthe piston with the central portion of the I spring extending up over the ends 21 of the rocker arm 22 to be retained thereon by suit able slots or recesses 57. The tensional draw of this spring upon the parts thus connected tends to take up all wear and eliminate rat- 1 tli'ng.

Referring now to themeans for controlling the passage of oil between the compression chamber 9 and the secondary or expansion chamber 10: The wall or partition 8 in the casing extends beneath the cylinder containing the compression chamber and forms the bottom wall of this chamber. Withhr the partition 8 at the lower end of the port 63. The spindle carries a valve exthe cylinder is located opening 60 between the compression chamber and the secondary chamber which, as may be seen by reference to Fig.2 extends beneath the partition 8. The gpening 60 is .controlledby a valve 61' of a well. known type which permits of a free flow of oil from the secondary chamber into the cylinder when the piston is raised, but prevents the passage of: oil through the opening when the piston moves in a reverse direction.

The partitions 7 and 8 co-operate with one another to form an extension passage 62 end with a spindle: 65 extending through tension 66 which fits slidably within an opening in the wall or partition 8 for holding the valve in position from below. Above, the

valve passes through the wall or partition 6 which provides a bearing for it, the valve being thereby maintained to be slidable vertically and occupy an open position with rev lationl to the port 63 or a closed position with respect thereto. The upward or full open position of the valve is limited by a stop 67 on the lower end of the valve extension 66 and which engages the wallor partition 8. Above the wall-or partition 6 the valve is provided with a weight 68. This weight has threaded attachment with the body of the valve and is held in place by a nut 69. For present purposes the weight may be considered to be part of the valve. The downward or closing movement of the valve is limited by the lower end of the weight 68 coming in contact with the wall or partition 6 through which the valve extends,

such contact being made only when the valve has been moved downward sufficiently to cupy a full closed position.-

The valve 64 is maintained to normally occupy an open position. This is done-preferably by means of two springs, one a spring 70 interposed between the weight and the wall or partition 6 and the other a secondary spring 41 socketed in the top end of the valve and bearing against an arched spring 72 having a button 7 3 on it assisting in the retention of the spring 71. The spring 72 is retained by one end thereof resting upon a foot 74: on the side of the casing and the other or opposite end on corresponding footings 74' on wall of casing. The spring 7 2 is held down in depressed condition bya cam 7 5 on the lower side of the rocker arm hub 23, the spring 7 2 being under suflicient stress to maintain contact with the cam at all times. T he springs 70 and 71 are preferably of such tension that they will maintain the weighted valve open to theflimit defined by the sto and, also, in a condition of sub-' stantial baance, the spring 71 being lighter than the spring 70. The shape of the cam 75 is such that'as the hub is turned by a movement occasioning an upward movement of the rocker arm 22 and piston, the spring 72 will become depressed contracting the spring 71 and thereby tending to move" the valve downwardly in the direction of the port or opening 63, this becoming an absolute movement as theinertia of the valve is overcome. \Vhen the pressure thus 00- casioned by the cam is relieved upon the reverse movement of the hub, the valve will return to its initial open position. Even if the spring 7 0 holds the valve slightly out of balance against the stop its substantial balance will-be obtained when the spring 71 becomes contracted by the cam so as to enable the valve tofunction as will later be described.

Whatever its position may be, the valve will be unaffected by the fluid pressure as the area. of the bottom face of the valve equals that of the top -face oi the valve extension 66.

' Besides the openings before referred to between the compression chamber and the secondary or expansion chamber, there is also preferably employed a by-pass 77 at the end of the extension 62 from the compression chamber. This by-pass is controlled by an adjustable valve 78 which extends through the wall of the casing and is threaded therein, the valve being thereby I adjustable to permit ofdifierent degrees of opening of the by-pass and beingifixed in any adjusted position by means of a nut 79.

In order to permit of the introduction of the various parts adjacent the valve inside the casing, it is provided with a removableside plate 80sufiiciently large for the purpose- Among other elements I the pilot weight is introduced through this opening while the valve 64 is introduced through the opening 14 below, this opening being afterward closed by the plug 15.

The operation is as follows It will be assumed that all the parts of shock absorber are in normal position with the valve 64 open and the'piston occupying aposition about midway the cylinder, and that the vehicle with its axle in normal relation to the body is pass ng over a road surface having a large number of small inequalities not in themselves sufficient to cause a rebound. In passing these inequalities the axle'in following the contour'of the ground is rapidly vibrated up and down with a small range of movement. The rocker arm 22 and piston with it have a corresponding movement; likewise the rocker arm cam 75 and cam spring 72 artake of this reflected vibration of sma range. Due, however, to

the

small variation in stress and the rapidity with which it takes place the comparatively heavyweighted valve 64 is only slightly in encounters a raised obstruction in the road v way of sufii'cient height and width to produce under ordinary circumstances a violent rebound. The vehicle and shock absorber with it reaches the obstruction with all its parts in substantially normal position, and

as the wheels mount the rise the axle is brought nearer to the body ofthe vehicle compressing the vehicle springs; Simultaneously with the rise of the axle the hub is turned lifting the rocker arm 22 winch raises i the piston in the cylinder and oil is'drawn into the compression chamber below the piston from the secondary chamber by way of the opening 60. Simultaneously with this movement, as. the hub 23 is turned, the cam 7 5 thereon will depress the camspring 72, thereby contracting the secondary spring 71 and tending to depress the valve Gain the direction of the port 63. The heavy compression of the vehicle springs now tends to project the vehicle body violently upward and with it the absorber casing. As the casing moves upward with the vehicle body the weighted valve tends to lag behind and completes the closing of the port. At this same time the piston will tend to have a downward return movement in the cylinder. The closing of the valve prevents the return of oil under pressure of the piston from the compression chamberto the secondary chamber by way of the port 63. Across the top of the rise, therefore, the vehicle springs will be held in astate of compression and the rebound prevented, as the oil can escape only slowly by way of the by-pass 77.

As the wheels descend on the further side of the obstruction the weighted valve regains its normal position in the casing, permitting the oil to pass out of the compressionchamber through the port 63 and thereby enabling the vehicle, springs to expand to their normal.

In case the normal suspension of the valve 64 is such that itv is maintained in a wide open position with the stop 67 bearing against the under side of the partition 8,

which limits the upward travel of the valve,.

the results are identically the same, since the action of the secondary spring changes the adjustment tension with which the valve is held against the stop in unison with the reeaisl valve due to its inertia. The operation of I the valvewould then require a somewhat greater movement of the body to effect the ob ective, and would be less sensitive and accurate as compared with the operation previously described.

A case exactly opposite to the preceding will now be described, where the vehicle passes a wide and deep depression in the roadway. The vehicle and shock absorber with it approaches as before with all the parts in substantially normal position. Due

to the inertia of the vehicle body, when the wheels go into the depression the axle moves .down and away from the vehicle.body.

As this movemei J of the axle takes place the piston moves downward in the cylinder, the fluid passing freely through the open port 63 into the secondary chamber. The rocker arm hub 23 will be turned to a position where the cam 75 will relieve its pressure on the spring 72 permitting the spring to rise, thereby relieving pressure upon the secondary spring 7.1 and permitting the spring 70 to raise the valve to its full open position as is permissible by the stop 67, if not then occupying such position. The port 63 being thus left open permits the oil below the piston to flow freely through the port into the secondary chamber, thereby allowing the piston to move freely downward and the velow and thereupon the parts regain their.

normal relative positions, and the actions in passing the top of the upward incline onto the level roadway are substantially the same as in the case of the raised obstruction previously described, though less in degree.

Having thus fully described'my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. A fluid-check shock absorber for controlling the movement of relatively movable parts, an element attachable to one of said parts and having a fluid-containing pressure chamber and a secondary chamber with a port of communication between said chambers, a movable piston attachable to the other of said parts and reciprocable within said pressure chamber, means for attaching the piston, means whereby the piston' may pass nbrmally a substantially balanced' open po- 'sitiou, relatively ,to saidport whereby the valve "ma auton tically 'bta'infiuenced to asa/id port by its own inertia.

. 2. A fluid-check shoc'lr absorber for controlling the moveme nt'of relatively movable parts, an element attachable to one of said parts and having a fluid-containing pressure chamber and a' secondary chamber with a port of communication between said chambers, a movable piston attachable to the other of said parts and reciprocable within said pressure chamber, means for attaching the piston means whereby the piston may pass freely within the pressure chamber in 'one dinectlon, a weighted valve for controlling said port and the passage 01": fluid therethrough upon the reverse movement of said piston, means whereby the fluid pressure will exert no substantial disturbing influence upon said valve during the operation of the piston, and means for supporting said valve from off said chambered element to occupy normally a; substantially balanced open position relatively to said port whereby the valve may automatically be influenced to as-' sist in the control of said port by its own inertia.

3. A fluid-check shock absorber for controlling the movement of relatively movable parts comprising, an element attachable to one of said parts and having a fluidcontaining pressure chamber and a secondary chamber with a port of communication between said chambers, a movable piston attachable to the other of said arts and reciprocable within said pressure chamber, means for attaching the 'piston, means whereby fluid may freely pass into said pressure chamber from said secondary chamber T when said piston moves in one direction,

and a weighted valve possessing inertia for controlling said port and the passage of fluid therethrough upon the reverse movement of said piston, and means for supporting said valve from off said chambered 55- element to occupy normally a substantially balanced open position" relatively to said port whereby it may automatically be influenced to ax-ist in the control of said port by its own inertia.

4:. A fluid-check shock. absorber for controlling the movement of relatively mov-- able parts comprising, an element attachable to one of said parts 'and'having a fluid containing-pressure chamber anda secondary chamber with a port of communication ciprocable v between said chambers, a movable piston at tachable to the other of said parts and reciprocable within said pressure chamber, means for attaching thepis'ton, a weighted valve for controlling said port and the passage of fluid therethrough 'upon the reverse movement of said piston, means for supporting and arranging said valve from off said chambered element whereby when it trolling the movement otrelatively movable parts comprising, an element attachable to one of sald parts and having a fluid-containing pressure chamber and a secondary chamber with "a port of communication between said chambers, a movable piston; at-

tachable to the other of said parts and reciprocable wi .means for, tli'episton, means whereby the piston may more hm said pressure, chamber,

j'zreely within the pressure ,charnlfier in gone direction, a weighted valv "for con rolling said port and the passage fluid, therethrbugh upon the reverse movement of said piston, means for supporting and arranging said valve from oifsaid chainb'ered element whereby when it and said chambered element are subjected to a common force tending to displace the same in a vertical direction saidchambered element will move relatively to said weighted valve due 'totheinertia of said valve and the valve thereupon automatically control said port upon the reverse movement of the piston as aforesaid.

6. A fluid-check shock absorber for controlling the movement of relatively movable parts comprising, one of said parts chamber with a port of communicatioribetween said chambers, a-movable piston ate tachable to the -other of said means whereby the piston may mo'veireely parts andre within said pressure chamber,

within the pressure chamber in ifone' fdireetion, a weighted valve for controllingsaid port and the passage of fluidthereth-rough upon the reverse movement. of saidfipi l Om means {for resiliently supporting, said valve to occupy nor'mally an open positiori'relatively to said port whereby when Sald. valve and chambered element are subjected to a common force tending to displace the, same in a-vert-ical direction said chambered ele% ment will 'Iiiovejrelativelyto said valve due port in said chambered element become closed bythe-valve,

tojtiie inertia ofsaid valve and thereby the f I 7. A fluid-check shock absorber for con-' trolling the movement of relatively movable parts comprising, an element attachableto one of said parts and having a fluid-containing pressure chamber and a secondary chamber with a port of communication between saidchambers, a movable piston attachable to the otherof said parts and reciprocable within said pressurechamber, a weighted valve for controlling said port and 'tlie.passage of fluid therethrough upon the reverse movement-of said piston, a stop defining the open position of said valve, means for supporting and arranging said valve to occupy normally a substantially balanced open position determined by said stop whereby when saidcvalve and chambered element are subjected to a common force tending to d1 splace the same in a vertical direct on said chambered element will move relatively to said valve due to the inertia of the valve and thereby the port of said chambered element become closed by the valve.

8. A fluid-check shock "absorber for controlling the movement of relatively movable parts comprising, an element attachable to one of said parts and having a fluid-containing pressure chamber and a secondary chamber with a port of communication between said chambers, a movable piston attachable to the other of said parts and re ciprocable Within said pressure chamber, means for attaching the piston, a Weighted valve for controlling said port and the passage of fluid therethrough during the operation of saidpiston, means for supporting and arranging said valve from off said chambered element to occupy normally an open position relatively to said port whereby said valve when subjected to force tending to move it in the direction of said port will automatically assist in the control of said port by its own inertia, and means whereby the valve will be subjected to force tending to move it in the direction of said port during the operation of the piston.

9. A fluid-check shock absorber for controlling the movement of relatively movable parts comprising, an element attachable to one of said parts and having a thud-containing pressure chamber and a secondary chamsist in the control of said port by its own inertia, and means whereby the valve will be I subjected to force tending to unbalance and move the same in the direction of said port" during the operation ofthe piston. I

10, A fluid-check shock absorber for controlling tlie movement of relatively movable i parts comprising, an element, attachable to one of said parts andhaving'a fluid-contain-' ing pressure chamber and a secondary Chember with a port of communication between; said chambers, a movable piston attachable to the other of said parts and reciproca'ble within said pressure chamber,'means for attachingthe piston, a weighted valve for controlling said port and a passage of fluid therethrough during the operation of said piston, means for supporting and arranging said valve from off said chambered element to occupy normally an open position relatively to said port whereby said valve when subjected to force moving it in close proximity' to said port will automatically assist in the control of saidport by its own inertia, and means for moving the valve whereby itwill function asaforesaid during theoperation of the piston.

11. A fluid-check shock absorberfor 'controlling the movement of relatively movable parts comprising, an element attachable to one of said parts and having a fluid-contaming pressure chamber and a secondary f chamber with a port of communication between said chambers, a movable piston at tachable to the other of said parts and re 'ciprocable within said pressure chamber, means for attaching the piston, a weighted valve for controlling said port and the passage of fluid therethrough during the operation of said piston, means for supporting and arranging said valve from off said chambered element to occupy normally an open position relatively to said port where by said valve when subjected to force tending to move it in the direction of said port will automatically assist in the control of said port by its own inertia, a stop defining the open position of said valve, and means whereby the valve will be subjected to force tending to move it in the direction of said port during the operation of the piston.

12. A fluid-check shock absorber for controlling the movement of relatively movable. parts comprising, an element attachable to one of said parts and having a fluid-containing pressure chamber and a secondary chamber with a port of communication between said chambers, a movable piston attachable to the other of said parts and-reciprocable Within said pressure chamber, means for attaching the piston, a weighted valve for controlling said port and the passage of fluid therethrough during the operation of said piston, a. stop defining the open position of said valve, means for supporting and ar element to occupy normally a substantially ranging said valve from ofi said chambered balanced open position determined by said stop whereby said force tending to unbalance and move the valve 1n the dlrection of'said port will automatically assist in the control of said port by its own inertia, and means whereby'the valve will be subjected to force tending to unbalance and move the same in the direc tion of the port during the operation of the piston.

13. A fluid-check shock absorber for controlling the movement of relatively movable parts comprising, an. element attachable to i one of said parts and having a fluid-containwithin said pressure H fluid therethrough ing pressure chamber and a secondary chamher with a port of communication between said chambers, a movable piston attachable to the other of said parts and reciprocable chamber, means for attaching the piston, a weighted valve for controlling said port' and the'passage' of during the operation of said piston, a stop defining the open position of the valve, means for supporting and arranging said valve from off said chambered I, element to occupv normally an open position determined by said stop and whereby said valve when subjected to force moving it in closer proximity to said port will automati- 'cally assist in the control of said port by its i own inertia, and means for moving the valve whereby it: will function as aforesaid during the operation of the'pis'ton.

4 14s. A fluid-checkshock absorber: for con trolling the movement of relatively movable; -parts comprising,-

an element attachable to one of said parts and having a fluid-contain ing pressure chamber and a secondary chamber with'a port of communication between said chambers, a movable piston attachable" to the other of said parts and reciprocable" within said pressure chamber, a. flexible mechanism by which said pist'on'is secured t6 and operated from OH said other of the parts, a valve for controlling said port,-

means for supporting said valve from off said chambered eement, and means operative from off said flexible mechanism assisting in-the functioning of said valve.

15. A fluid-check shock absorber for controlling the movementof relatively movable and operated from off'saicl other olf 'jthe 1 parts, a "valve for controlling said' po'rt,

' "parts comprising,

an element attachable to one of said parts-and having a fluid-containing pressure chamber and a secondary cham- "ber with, a port of communication between said' eliambers,.a movable piston attachable to the other of said parts and 'reciprocable within said pressure chamber, axfle'xiblef mechanism by which said piston is secured to means for supporting and arranging said valve to have normal lv an open position, and

said valve; valve when subjected to I ciprocable piston. I

In a fluid-check shock absorber for means operative from off said flexiblemechanism and ass1stIri'g""1n the closing of 16. A fluid-check shock absorber for conbered element to occupy normally a substan- I tial'ly balanced open position relatively to said port whereby it may automatically be influenced to assist in the control of said port by its own inertia, and means operative ,from off said flexible mechanism assisting in the functioning of said vave.

17. A fluid-check shock absorber for controlling the movement of relatively movable parts comprising, an element attachable to one of said parts and having a fluid-containing pressure chamber and a secondary chamber with a port ofcommunication' between said chambers, a movable piston attachable to the other of said parts and reciprocable within said pressure chamber, a fl'exi ble mechanism by which said piston is secured to and operated from 011' said other of the parts, said mechanism having a rocker arm, hub and cam carried by the hub, a valve for controlling. said port, means for supporting said valve from ofit said chambered mecha nism to'ocoup'y normally an open position,

mechanism operative from off said cam and tending to depress said valve in the direction of said port during the operation of the controlling the movement of relatively movableparts, the combination comprising, a

casing attachable to one of said parts; and

having within it a cylinder and outside the cylinder a secondary chamber witha port of communit'ation between the same, valvular mechanism for controlling said port, a piston --reciprocable within thecylinder and attachable to' t li othe'r of said parts, a flexible mech'anismagfconnecting said piston with the saidiotherof thepar'ts and having within itia rock shaft and rocker arm, and means for flex ble, connecting sa d rocker arm to said rockshaft whereby they may become automatically".disconnected in the event of excessiv' trains and reconnected when saidi strains heved,- I '1 a fluid-check shock absorber for In, controlling the movement'of relatively moveable parts, the combination comprising, a

' casing attachable to one of said parts and having Within it a cylinder and'outside the cylinder a secondary chamber with a port of communicationbetween the same, valvular mechanism for controlling said port, a piston reciprocable within the cylinder and attachable to the other of said parts, a flexible mechanism connecting said piston with the said other of the parts and having a rocker arm and rock shaft to which said arm is connected, and aspring-pressed key connect-- .ing the arm to said shaft and functioning substantially as described.

20. In a fluid-check shock absorber for controlling the movement of relatively movable parts, the combination comprising a casing attachable to one of said parts and having within it a cylinder and outside the cylinder a secondary chamber With a port of communication between the same valvular mechanism for controlling said port, a piston reciprocable Within the cylinder and attachable to the other of said parts, a flexible mechanism connecting said piston with the said other ofthe parts and having a rocker arm, a linkconne'ction between it and said Iaistomand a resilient memberconnected to said piston and passing over the endof said rocker arm for takinp up lost motion between the parts substantially as described.

JAMES s. LANG. 

